Asia & the Pacific

An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers

This Act oulines and institutes policies for the protection and welfare of domestic workers.

Informal Sector Vendors in the Workplace, 2002

This study will present the current situation and issues concerning informal sector vendors security in their workplace.

แรงงานนอกระบบในกรุงเทพฯ: การพิจารณานโยบายสำหรับผู้กำหนดนโยบาย

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Ela Bhatt Closing Address for UN HLP Consultation at SEWA (transcript)

Ela Bhatt delivered this closing address to the participants of the event, “Women’s Voices in the Informal Economy,” held...

VIDEO: Sunday Market Ahmedabad

This video, filmed by Rameshwar Bhatt, shows a busy Sunday Market in Ahmedabad.

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

This document contains an Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India...

Informal Workers Narrative Discussion

Domestic Workers Count Too: Implementing Protections for Domestic Workers: ITUC/UN Women Briefing Kit

Based on personal testimonies from Bolivia, the State of New York, USA, the Philippines and South Africa, the ITUC-UN Women briefing kit...

Research Workshop on Women Workers In Global Value Chains in the Garments Industry

Case studies – Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection on garments workers in Thailand and the Philippines

Labor Mobility in Urban China

Beijing workshop presentation for the China-India project, “Informal Employment, Poverty and Growth in India and China”